Lexology March 17, 2025
2024 marked another significant year for privacy law, with new state legislation and high-stakes litigation reshaping the landscape. Legal battles over tracking technologies, biometric data, and children’s privacy intensified, while federal agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“HHS OCR”), ramped up their efforts through major enforcement actions and high-profile settlements, marking a new era of increased accountability.
Federal Privacy Law Gridlock
Attempts to pass comprehensive federal privacy legislation in 2024 fell short once again, leaving a significant gap in U.S. data protection standards and a lack of a national data privacy standard. Despite bipartisan support, the American Privacy Rights Act (“APRA”), designed to unify privacy laws,...